Thread by @TDotResident

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Carmine Nigro, who is in charge of Ontario Place:

- Developer (35 Years)
- Attended Ford daughter's wedding
- Received MZO for Walmart/burbs project

Patronage Appointments:
- LCBO Chairman
- Invest Ontario Board
- Runnymede Hospital Board (gave Ford's daughter a job)

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LCBO strategy for Carmine Nigro:

1) Sell off the LCBO headquarters for condos

2) Privatize alcohol distribution - lobbied by Ford strategist and now Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman

3) Put booze in corner stores and cannabis in private stores

opseu.org/news/opseu-pre…

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The wedding photographer captured lots of photos showing Carmine Nigro with a seat at Doug Ford's table (with Cortellucci and Madeleine Bodenstein) at the reception, and right in front of Ron Taverner at the ceremony.

sandramonacophoto.com/pearle-hotel-w…

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And, remember how unions like LiUNA magically supported Doug Ford in the last election?

Carmine Nigro's CRAFT Development Group is partnered with LiUNA on the ORCA condo project (on the land/airspace John Tory wanted to take for raildeck park).
fengate.com/news/fengate-o…

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Carmine Nigro is also a major donor to the Ontario PC Party, and was vice-chairman of the Ontario PC Party's fundraising arm since 2017.

And, he just happened to hear at an event that the position of LCBO Chairman was open and he just happened to see it on the website?

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This is very interesting: in April 2019 (during committee meeting to appoint him as LCBO Chairman) Carmine Nigro claimed to have NEVER socialized with Doug Ford!

And then a couple of years later he was sitting at the Premier's table at his daughter's wedding reception?

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More amazing coincidences... CRAFT Development Corporation (Carmine Nigro's company) works with Loblaws, Walmart, and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Those just happen to be Doug Ford's favourite businesses.

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This is wild... Carmine Nigro also helped launch the LeBron James Lobos 1707 tequila at the LCBO???

https://twitter.com/Lobos1707/status/1505903504589795330?s=20

When you want an awesome launch party, you invite LeBron... Drake... and Carmine Nigro.

Oh, and in case it wasn't clear: Carmine Nigro's company was the one who killed the Raildeck Park proposal from the city...

People in Toronto are trying to save Rail Deck Park from becoming condos blogto.com/real-estate-to…

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But wait - there's MORE!!!

Seems like another person with the name Nigro was also involved in fundraising for Carmine Nigro and the Ontario PC Party (RevGen Professional Fundraising is the company)... and Doug Ford hired her to handle his patronage appointments?!?!?!?

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So, unless I'm missing something: on top of ALL these other corrupt connections - Doug Ford has the daughter/relative of Carmine Nigro working for him?

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Another one:
Carmine Nigro donated to Doug Ford’s 2014 mayoral campaign

thestar.com/news/city_hall…